2 . Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Yuan Longping grows super hybrid rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow the super hybrid rice that has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice is from this hybrid strain.

Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to produce more rice has been his life goal. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. At that time, hunger was a problem in many parts of China. Yuan Longping looked for a way to increase rice output without expanding the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers could produce about 56 million tons of rice, but now nearly 200 million tons per year. Nearly 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world, which is due to the super hybrid rice grown by Yuan Longping.

1. What is Yuan Longping?

A．He is an artist.	B．He is a scientist.
C．He is a doctor.	D．He is a teacher.

2. What does the underlined words “five decades” mean in paragraph one?

A．fifty million years.	B．fifty thousand years.
C．fifty hundred years.	D．fifty years.

3. In 1973, what happened to Yuan Longping?

A．He was born.

B．He grew the super hybrid r ice as the first agricultural pioneer.

C．He graduated from the college.

D．He produced 56 million tons of rice.

3 . Now he is 22 years old and has become an example of young people because of his story of success.

Michael was born in a very poor family. His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980. They couldn’t find jobs in Britain because they spoke little English. The whole family had to live on benefits and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East London. Growing up is not easy for Michael, but he never gave up.

At the age of ten, he made up his mind to go to Cambridge University. It was not easy, either. Michael studied at a school, which used to be called “the worst school in Britain”. However, young Michael made up his mind to try his best, no matter what kind of school he was studying at. The smart boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school. Once he made a bet with his friend to learn further maths. As a result, after just spending four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further maths.

Now Michael is the star medical student in St John’s College, Cambridge and has just won an award for his excellent grades. He hopes he will be an example for other young people from poor families.

1. According to the passage, Michael’s family moved to Britain      .

A．in 1994

B．in 1900

C．in 1980

D．in 1984

2. What do we know about Michael’s family according to the passage?

A．His family was very poor and lived on benefits.

B．They made a living with the help of the government in Vietnam.

C．Michael's parents had no jobs because of their little experience.

D．They lived in a poor area without any help.

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Michael?

A．He won an award in his middle school because of hard work.

B．He was good at making bets with other students.

C．Though very young, he decided to go to Cambridge University.

D．His best subjects in school were maths and history.

4. What does Michael learn about in Cambridge University?

A．English.

B．Medicine.

C．Geography.

D．History.

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．How to deal with the difficulties.	B．How to become a good student.
C．From a poor area to Britain.	D．From “the worst school” to Cambridge University.

4 . 阅读下面短文和问题，根据短文内容和每小题后的具体要求，写下相关信息，完成对该问题的回答。

A joke spread online during the epidemic (疫情) that “No one should go out until Zhong Nanshan said you can,” which reflects Chinese people’s trust in him.

The trust has existed for 17 years, going back to when Zhong told the public about the facts on the SARS virus, pointing out that the epidemic was far from being controlled as there was still no clue about the cause of and treatment to the disease.

17 years later, he stood between the epidemic and the public, once again.

As a professional expert in medicine, he once said his words might embarrass his colleagues, but he had to tell the truth. “I think patients’ lives are the most important thing.”

Zhong said his father had told him to speak the truth ever since he was a child.

In the backdrop of great fame and high reputation, he said that “I am nothing but a medical worker.”

Wuhan has gripped the hearts of people throughout the country since the outbreak the virus. Zhong said with a hoarse voice that “with the help of the entire country, Wuhan can survive this difficult time as it is a heroic city.”

He has expressed sympathy to the medical workers fighting on the frontline of epidemic control.

1. What does the joke imply? （no more than 10 words）
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2. Why do Chinese people trust Zhong?（no more than 15 words）
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3. According to the passage, who has a great influence on Zhong Nanshang?（no more than 2 words）
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4. What does the underlined sentence mean? （no more than 20 words）
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5 . 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Germany     1     1770. He started his musical training when he was five years old, and his teachers     2     (work) him so hard that he often cried.

He started writing music when he was nineteen, and two years later he moved to Vienna     3     (study) music and perform. Beethoven first became famous as a pianist. However, by 1800, his musical works had become very popular,     4     he was thought of by many as the most important composer of his generation. During this same period, he     5     (slow) became deaf, but he could still write music because he could hear music in his head. Most of the     6     (great) musical works of his were completed after he became deaf. In the later part of his life, he had many health and money     7     (problem). He was also lonely because the woman     8     he loved and wanted to marry had left     9     (he). His friends tried to help him through his dark times, but his life became marked by sadness. He died after     10     (suffer)from a long illness in 1827.

7 . 阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

“Du Fu: China’s Greatest Poet”, a 58-minute documentary released recently on BBC, introduces Du Fu to the Western world for the first time    1     the form of documentary. In the film, Michael Wood, one of BBC’s most popular hosts, visited a number of Chinese    2     (city) to retrace Du’s steps. The documentary invited well-known British actor Ian McKellen,     3     played Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings movies,     4     (read)15 of Du’s poems that have been translated into English.

Born in 712, Du Fu lived through the violent fall of China’s brilliant Tang Dynasty. He had the desire to serve his country, but his life    5    (destroy) by the An Lushan Rebellion of 755. Of all     6     poems he wrote, 500 have been preserved over the ages. For generations he     7     (be) the guardian of the moral conscience (良知) of the nation.

The documentary compared Du to Shakespeare to help audiences     8    (well) understand the poet’s great achievements in literature. It also highlighted Chinese poetry, noting that its 3000-year-old history makes     9    the oldest living tradition in the world.

During an interview, the director even quoted a line from Du to encourage the people    10     (suffer) from pandemics (流行病).

10 . The Oxford English Dictionary

You may think that English dictionaries have been used for many, many centuries. The spelling of English has always been a problem but it was more of a problem in the days before a dictionary. Then people could spell words in different ways which you might find interesting. But it made reading English much more difficult. So dictionaries were invented to encourage everybody to spell the same. In fact, an English dictionary like the kind you use today wasn’t made until the time of the late Qing Dynasty. Three men did most of the important early work on dictionaries: Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Muray. These men spent nearly all of their lives trying to collect words for their dictionaries. For them, it wasn’t only a job; it was a wonderful journey of discovery. The largest dictionary in the world is the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED for short. The idea for this 20 dictionary came from an important meeting in Britain in 1857. Twenty-two years later, Oxford University asked James Murray to be the editor of its new dictionary.

Murray had never been to college. At the age of fourteen, he left his village school in Scotland and taught himself while working in a bank. Later he became a great teacher. After Oxford gave him the job, Murray had a place built in the garden behind his house to do his work. Part of it was one meter underground. In winter it felt like a barn; he had to wear a heavy coat and put his feet in a box to keep warm. Every morning, Murray got out of bed at five o’clock and worked several hours before breakfast. Often he would work by candle light into the evening. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years. But after five years, he was still adding words for the letter A! Then more people went to work with Murray, including his two 1928 daughters. He worked on the dictionary until he was very old. Forty-four years later, in 1928, other editors finished it. It included more than 400,000 words in twelve 1879 books. And you thought your English dictionary was big.

1. Why was the English spelling more of a problem before a dictionary? Because________.

A．the spelling of English has always been a problem

B．people liked to spell words in interesting ways before a dictionary

C．people could spell words in different ways before a dictionary

D．reading English was much more difficult before a dictionary

2. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?

A．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did all of the important early work on English dictionaries

B．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did all of the important early work on the Oxford English Dictionary

C．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did most of the important early work on English dictionaries

D．Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and James Murray did most of the important early work on the Oxford English Dictionary

3. When did James Murray begin to work for the Oxford English Dictionary?

A．Many centuries ago

B．In the late Qing Dynasty

C．In 1857

D．In 1879

4. Which of the following about Murray is the correct order according to the text?
a. Murray left his village school.                      b. Murray had a place built in the garden.
c. Oxford asked Muray to be the editor.             d. Muray worked in a bank.
e. Murray became a great teacher.                      f. Murray hoped to finish the new dictionary in ten years.

A．a，d，b，e，c，f

B．d，a，b，e，c，f

C．a，d，b，e，f，c

D．a，d，e，c，b，f

5. How long did it take for the Oxford English Dictionary to come into being?

A．More than seventy years	B．More than forty years
C．More than sixty years	D．More than fifty years